NELSON, John, (son of Roger Nelson),
a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., June 1,
1791; graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1811; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Frederick, Md.; held several local offices;
elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823); was not a
candidate for reelection in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress; appointed by President Jackson United
States Chargé dAffaires to the Two Sicilies on October 24, 1831-October 15, 1832; Attorney
General of the United States and Secretary of State ad interim in the Cabinet of President Tyler,
1843-1845; died in Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1860; interment in Greenmount Cemetery.